High school stars of the week

SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER STAFF

Published 10:00 pm, Wednesday, January 11, 2006

Trent Arrivey

SCHOOL:

Woodinville

SPORT:

Basketball

VITALS:

Senior, 6-foot-7 center

WHAT HE DID:

Set a school record with 23 rebounds (10 offensive) and scored a game-high 17 points in Woodinville's 67-58 win against Bothell. Arrivey also had 17 points in an 83-67 loss to Juanita three days earlier. He is the Falcons' second-leading scorer, averaging 11.6 points per game.

HOW HE DID IT:

"It seemed like the ball kept bouncing my way," said Arrivey, who didn't know he was close to the rebound record. He has proven he has one of the state's best jumps, talking third in the high jump at the 2005 Class 4A track and field state championships, clearing 6 feet, 6 inches. Arrivey has excellent genes from his mother Kelli, a former USC high jumper, and dad Jim, a former Trojans quarterback. "He loves the game and always gets excited," Falcons coach James Rowe said.

WHAT HE'LL DO NEXT:

Rowe expects Arrivey, a team captain who has had three-double digit rebounding efforts in the first nine games, will continue as the team's primary rebounder. Arrivey has scored 80 points in the past six games and is looking forward to meeting KingCo 4A rival Garfield Friday. He wants to stop Eastlake on Jan. 24, with forwards A.J. Jergens and Keaton Hayenga, whom he played against in summer pick-up games. "I don't know how exactly we'll do it," Arrivey said. "We'll figure something out."

Miller won the all-around (38.5) in a non-league meet against Issaquah, Sehome and Squalicum, aided by a 9.95 floor routine. She scored 9.4 on bars, 9.5 on beam and 9.65 on vault, helping the Knights win.

HOW SHE DID IT:

Floor is her favorite, and was the last event. Teammate Kelsey Shimada went first and scored a 9.9. "I thought 'Where do we go from here?' " recalled Miller, who said tumbling is the strong point of her floor routine. "We were having a lot of fun and nothing could have gone wrong at that point." Miller started her sport at age 3, and competed in club gymnastics from age 7 to 13. "(High school) is definitely more fun for me because it's not as stressful and it's team-oriented, which I like," Miller said.

WHAT SHE'LL DO NEXT:

Miller took third in the all-around in the Class 3A state meet as a sophomore (36.65), but missed last season's state meet with a sprained ankle. Coach Farrah Griffin said Miller shows extreme dedication during handstand push-ups and other conditioning drills, and doesn't believe she has peaked this season. Miller said she's working on a release move for a more difficult bar routine, which she hopes to perfect for the KingCo 3A championships and state, which begins Feb. 17. "If she goes out and competes with confidence at the last meet, she could come home with some hardware," Griffin said.